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Schurz Monument

Date: 1912
Description: The Carl Schurz Monument, presented to the city by John Hicks in 1914. Sculpted by Karl Bitter. Caption reads: "Carl Schurz Monument, Oshkosh, Wis." The te...
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House of Miles Standish

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Description: The 1666 Dutch style house of Captain Myles Standish (c. 1584 – 10/3/1656), an English military officer hired by the Pilgrims as military advisor for Plymo...
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Robert E. Lee Monument

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Description: Color postcard featuring an equestrian statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee. Caption reads: "Lee Monument and Monument Avenue. Richmond, VA."
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

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Description: A colored postcard view of a Union memorial Caption reads: " Soldiers' Monument, Tiffin, Ohio."
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Mowrer-Cole Wedding

Date: 04 28 1939
Description: The wedding of journalist Richard Scott Mowrer of the "Chicago Daily News" (hat in hand) and Rosemund Emily Cole in Rome, Italy. Mowrer had just been expel...
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Bascom Hall

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Description: Exterior of north walkway of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The trees are in flower, and the Lincoln Monum...
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Soldiers Monument

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Description: The Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War memorial on the unpaved Main Street. The memorial features a plaque, a shield, crossed swords, and monument of a ...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
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Procession to St. Anne's Hill

Date: 1928
Description: View down valley of a procession of hundreds of pilgrims walking up the hill to St. Anne's Chapel which is lined with Stations of the Cross. The crowd is w...
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Saint Christopher Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Saint Christopher monument in the driveway of the Mount St. Sepulchre Franciscan Monastery.
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Strassburg Monument

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: A monument decorated with flowers, flags and topped by a statue. Caption reads: "The Strassburg Monument of Alsace. Kept draped in mourning from 1871 to 19...
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Civic Center Park

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Description: Ektachrome postcard of the park across from the courthouse. The Boy Scouts Monument (a replica of the Statue of Liberty) is in the center surrounded by flo...
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Badger Hotel and War Memorial

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Description: View from street towards a park with a cannon, a flagpole, lampposts and an arch. Two men are standing on the curved walk of the park. In the background is...
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Brumder Burial

Date: 05 1910
Description: Floral tributes, including wreaths and a cross, form a large display at the base of the obelisk marking the Brumder family plot in Forest Home Cemetery. O...
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Birthplace of the Republican Party

Date: 1950
Description: Text on the reverse reads: "The Famous Little White School House, at Ripon, Wisconsin. Birthplace of the Republican Party in 1854." Surrounded by dwellings...
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Spellman Granite Works

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Spellman Granite Works, Sauk City, Wisconsin" and "Manufacturing Plant." Two images, one above the other, an exterior and interior vi...
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Memorial Park

Date: 1927
Description: Text on front reads: "Memorial Park, Watertown, Wis." A memorial park with a brick and stone arch, balustrades and columns. There are planters with flowers...

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